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Dasamula Taila
Dasamula Taila is an Ayurvedic medicated oil made by cooking the ten-root Dashamoola group into sesame oil, used in massage, enemas, and nasal or ear drops.
Dasamulasatpalaka ghrta
Daśamūlaṣaṭpalaka Ghṛta (Dashamulasatpalaka ghrta) is an official Ayurvedic medicated ghee made from the ten Daśamūla roots, six pungent drugs, milk, and cow's ghee, dosed at 12 g daily for appetite loss, anaemia, cough, indigestion, fever, and spleen disease.
Dhanvantara ghrta
Dhanvantara ghrta, also spelled Dhanwantara Ghrita, is a classical Ayurvedic medicated ghee used mainly for urinary disorders (Prameha) and related skin eruptions, abscesses, and swellings.
Dhanvantara taila
Dhanvantara taila (Dhanwantaram Thailam, synonym Bala taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame oil cooked with Sida cordifolia decoction, milk, and dashamula herbs, used for Vata disorders, postnatal care, and children.
Dhatryadi ghrta
Dhatryadi ghrta (Dhātryādi ghṛta, धात्र्यादि घृत) is an Ayurvedic medicated ghee in The Ayurvedic Formulary of India, named for āmalakī and used mainly for pitta and bleeding disorders.
Eladi ghrta
Eladi ghṛta (Elādi ghṛta) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated ghee formulation from Ashtanga Hrudayam, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India Part I 6:6 at 12 g, with cardamom-led herbs in cow ghee, used for abdominal pain, anemia, emaciation, eye diseases, and rejuvenation, distinct from Eladi gutika, churna, and taila.
Gandharvahasta taila
Gandharvahasta taila (गन्धर्वहस्त तैल), also Gandharvahastadi taila, is a classical Ayurvedic medicated castor-oil formulation from the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, dosed 6–12 ml orally for abscess, abdominal disorders, and Vata conditions.
Grahanimihira Taila
Grahanimihira Taila is a classical Ayurvedic polyherbal sesame-oil preparation listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, taken internally chiefly for grahani, the malabsorption syndrome, and diarrhea.
Gudicyadi Taila
Guduchyadi Taila (Gudicyadi Taila, Amritottara Taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated oil of Tinospora cordifolia, cow milk, and sesame oil, used for Vatarakta (gouty arthritis), scalp itching, and gynecological therapies.
Hingutriguna taila
Hingutriguna taila (hingutriguna tailam), a classical Ayurvedic medicated oil from Ashtanga Hridaya gulma chikitsa 14/39, made of hingu, saindhava, eranda taila, and rasona swarasa in a 1:3:9:27 ratio, used internally for gulma, udara, and shoola.
Hingvadi Taila
Hingvadi Taila (हिंग्वादि तैल) is an Ayurvedic medicated mustard oil with purified asafoetida, Tumburu, and ginger, listed in AFI 2:159 for earache (Karnasula), used as 5-10 ear drops (Karnapurana).
Jatyadi ghrta
Jatyadi ghrta (Jātyādi Ghṛta, vraṇa śodhanādi ghṛta) is an Ayurvedic medicated ghee, AFI Part-I 6:11, for external wound and ulcer use; 13 herbs plus bee's wax, copper sulphate, and cow's ghee.
Jatyadi Taila
Jatyadi Taila (जात्यादि तैल), also Jatyadi Tailam, is a classical Ayurvedic sesame-based medicated oil from the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, applied externally to wounds (vrana) and ulcers, with rat and small clinical studies supporting wound healing.
Jivantyadi ghrta
Jivantyadi ghrta (Jīvantyādi ghṛta, जीवन्त्यादि घृत), AFI000433, is an Ayurvedic medicated ghee with jivanti (Leptadenia reticulata), milk, and triphala, used in netra tarpana and nasya for eye disorders such as Timira, astigmatism, and dry eye.
Jyotismati Taila
Jyotismati Taila (Jyotiṣmatī Taila), an API Part II Vol III Ayurvedic medicated oil of Celastrus paniculatus processed with Achyranthes aspera kshara, used externally for leucoderma (Shvitraroga).
Kalyanaka ghrta
Kalyanaka Ghrita (Kalyāṇaka Ghṛta) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated ghee made from 28 herbs and cow ghee, used for memory, psychiatric, and neuropsychiatric conditions; studied in an N-of-1 trial for mild cognitive impairment.
Kanaka Taila
Kanaka Taila (Kanaka Thailam) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame oil from Chakradatta and Bhaishajya Ratnavali, used for Vyanga (facial melasma), Nilika, and Mukha Roga via Nasya and Abhyanga, standardized in the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.
Karpasasthyadi taila
Karpasasthyadi taila (Kārpāsāsthyādi tailam) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame-and-goat's-milk oil from the Sahasrayogam, cotton-seed based, used in nasya, greeva basti, and abhyanga for Vata disorders such as facial palsy, frozen shoulder, and cervical spondylosis.
Kasisadi Taila
Kasisadi Taila (Kāsīsādi taila) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral medicated oil from Bhaishajya Ratnavali, AFI000016, applied externally for hemorrhoids (Arsha), with trials versus Jatyadi Taila and Gudavarti.
Kayyonnyadi Taila
Kayyonnyadi Taila (Kayyonyadi/Kayyanyadi Taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame oil from Sahasrayogam and Chikitsa Manjari, applied externally for premature greying of hair (Palithya) and head, eye, and dental disorders.
Kottamcukkadi Taila
Kottamcukkadi Taila (Kottamchukkadi Thailam, Kottamachukkadi Taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame oil from Sahasrayoga, Tailaprakarana 12, with nine herbs, curd, and tamarind juice, applied externally for Vataroga, Amavata, and Angastambha.
Ksara Taila
Kasara Taila (Kṣāra taila, kshara thailam) is a classical Ayurvedic alkaline medicated oil, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI000472) as an ear-drop (karṇapūraṇa) for earache, tinnitus, deafness, and wound discharge, with salt and herbal ingredients in a sesame oil base.
Ksirabala Taila
Ksirabala Taila (Kṣīrabalā Taila, Ksheerabala Thailam) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated oil of sesame oil, Bala (Sida cordifolia) root, and cow's milk, used for Vata neurological and joint disorders and standardized in the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.
Kubjaprasarini taila
Kubjaprasarini taila (कुब्जप्रसारणीतैल), a classical Ayurvedic medicated oil built on Paederia foetida, used for sciatica, kyphosis, neck and back stiffness; AFI Part II monograph; studied in nasya and knee osteoarthritis trials.
Kunkumadi Taila
Kunkumadi Taila (Kumkumadi Tailam, Kuṅkumādi taila) is a saffron-led Ayurvedic facial oil in sesame base, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India for complexion enhancement; small pilot trials report reduced facial melanin and erythema.
Kustharaksasa taila
Kuṣṭharākṣasa taila (कुष्ठराक्षस तैल) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral medicated oil, AFI000754, for external application; contains lead oxide, purified mercury, sulphur, orpiment, realgar, and seven plant ingredients.
Laghu visagarbha taila
Laghu visagarbha taila (LVT) is an Ayurvedic medicated oil in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, containing purified Aconitum and Datura, used externally for Vataroga and Pakshaghat; rat dermal studies found no toxicity (LD50 >2000 mg/kg, NOAEL >1000 mg/kg/day).
Laksa ghrta
Laksa ghrta (Lakshadi Ghrita, लाक्षाघृत) is Ayurvedic medicated ghee prepared with Laksha, the resin of Laccifer lacca, by Sneha Kalpana; classically indicated for bone, tissue, and reproductive health.
Laksadi Taila
Laksadi Taila (Lākṣādi taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated oil of lac and herbs in sesame oil, listed as AFI000289, used externally for abhyanga massage in fever, weakness, and skin disorders.
Langali Taila (afi afi-langalitaila)
Langali Taila (Lāṅgalī Taila, synonym Nirgundi Taila) is an Ayurvedic medicated oil from Sharngadhara Samhita 9:198, made of sesame oil, Nirgundi juice, and Gloriosa superba root paste, indicated for vata disorders.